SEDUCING MY HOMOPHOBIC ROOMMATE

CHAPTER 5

SEDUCING MY HOMOPHOBIC ROOMMATE

Kinaumagahan, nagising akong nakayakap pa rin si Dylan sa akin. His head was burried on my back while his strong arms were wrapped tightly all over me.

"Dylan...bitawan mo nga ako, ano ba'ng ginagawa mo," sinubukan kong kumawala sa kanyang pagkakayakap dahilan upang magising ito.

But the moment I tried to move, his hold only tightened possesively. He didn't let go, instead, he pulled me even closer until there was literally no space between us. His body pressing against mine.

"Stay here, please..." he softly murmured while rubbing his head affectionately on my back.

My heart was pounding so fast and screaming to stay. I couldn't help myself but to let him

"Can we...stay like this?" mahinang bulong niya.

"Can you just stop acting like that," ani ko, brushing his hands off and trying to act unaffected.

"Please...don't leave me here," he whispered, his voice raspy and begging.

He was suddenly acting weird. Hindi naman siya ganiyan. That was the first time I saw him look at me without disgust and anger. He looks soft, warm and, innocent.

Pero kahit na ganoon, I still did everything to escape from his hug. Nang makawala ako ay agad-agad akong tumayo. Hindi pa man ako nakakaalis nang bigla naman akong hinila nito, dahilan upang mapayakap ako sa kaniya.

My head was resting on his chest. Both my hands was pressed against his abs. My whole body started to heat up.

In an instant, he looked at me with pure, unfiltered disgust. "Fuck...you're such a desperate maniac," he harshly removed my hand from his chest.

He then pinned me with his sharp, mocking gaze which made me swallow hard nervously. I couldn't stare at him directly anymore under that intense scrutiny.

"S–sorry, I didn't mean to do that," I said, face slowly turning red from shame.

He raised his eyebrows, grinning proudly. "You're really that desperate, aren't you? You actually believed I was being sweet?"

I stammered, feeling humiliated. I felt my whole face heated up from embarrassment. I didn't know where to look and what to say, I badly wanted to disappear.

"Do you really think that my feelings would change that fast? I'm not into gays, there's no way that I am into you neither, don't ever dream about it."

His sweetness vanished for a second and surprisingly, he became homophobic again. He was totally just playing with my feelings.

"I shouldn't have fell for it," mahinang bulong ko pero hindi ko aakaling maririnig niya pala iyon.

"You really shouldn't have fell for it but you did."

Hindi na lang ako sumagot pa. Diretso akong naglakad papalabas and I even saw him with that victorious smirk on his face, probably satisfied with his plans.

I found myself na nakaupo katabi si Astrid sa loob ng clasroom. The class was so boring, parang gusto ko na umuwi.

"Bakla, hindi ba papasok si Dylan ngayon? I miss him na kasi," tanong niya sa akin kaya nilingon ko ito.

Inikot ko pa ang aking paningin sa loob ng classroom. Hindi ko nga nakita si Dylan, I also haven't seen him na pumasok kanina. The bully was absent.

I shifted my gaze back to Astrid, she was staring at me, patiently waiting for my answer. "Mukhang absent 'ata, tsaka bakit ba sa'kin mo siya hinahanap?"

Her moods suddenly dropped. She made a pouty face and sobbed dramatically.

"Tumigil ka nga diyan, hindi bagay sa'yo, mukha kang tanga."

"Sobrang miss ko na talaga siya..." she fakingly wiped her cheeks kahit wala naman talagang luha.

"Oo na, namimiss mo na siya pero please lang, 'wag mo na akong tatanungin tungkol sa kanya, I really have no idea about his life."

She peered at me. "Bakla naman, hindi ba nga magkasama kayo sa iisang apartment, imposible namang wala kang alam," she tried to say it loud, just enough to be heard by everyone.

"Ano ka ba...manahimik ka nga, baka may makarinig sayo," I slapped her shoulder.

She leaned closer. Our face almost touched. She raised her left brows out of confusion and curiosity and her eyes felt like as if she was reading me.

"Bakit ba ayaw mong–" she didn't finish her words when I quickly covered her mouth with my hands.

Wala talagang preno ang bibig nito kahit saan. Gusto pa 'ata akong ipahiya.

"Let's just not talk about this, okay?" ani ko, she just nodded, so I took off my hand and gently smiled.

"Bakla, ang baho ng kamay mo, hindi ka ba naghuhugas?" she teasingly asked, covering her nose.

I glared at her, brows frown. "Grabe ka naman, mas mabaho kaya 'yung hininga mo," ganti ko naman.

Matagal tagal pa bago natapos ang klase namin. When the class ended, I just went straight to my apartment. Hindi na ako gumala pa, I just felt like na mas gusto ko nalang matulog at magpahinga after that long, tiring day.

As I entered my room, nakita ko si Dylan, he was covering his whole body under that thick blanket. He was obviously cold and even looked so helpless.

Nilapitan ko ito. I darted my stare from his face to his body. Kaya naman pala hindi siya pumasok kanina, he was sick.

"A–Are you sick?" I asked softly, sitting on the bed, beside him.

He didn't answer, he just covered his head with blanket, refusing to show himself.

"Tanggalin mo, titingnan ko lang kung nilalagnat ka."

Hindi pa rin ito sumagot. I tried to take the blanket at nang matanggal ko ito ay agad kong hinahawakan ang noo niya. He was so hot, his face was literally burning.

"S–Sandali...kukuha lang ako ng pamunas," ani ko, my eyes still locked on him.

Hindi pa man ako nakakatayo when suddenly, he grabbed my hand and rested his face on my palms.

"Kaii..." he mumbled, he just called my name softly and sounded so needy.

I wouldn't fall for his tricks again but... I didn't see a trace of it on his face. I can also say that he really has a fever.

I just let him rest his head on my palms. I even stroked his hair with my other hand. After a while, he already fell asleep and I could almost hear his heavy breathing.

How lovely it is to see him like this. His face so warm and addictive to look at. Siguro kung hindi lang siya galit sa mga katulad ko, I would have fell for him harder already.

To be continue...